Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	O Moon Do Not Shine	Ukrainian Pops	02:34
Alpha Centauri	I'm a Rebel	ST	03:37
Buddy Knox	C'mon Baby	ST (mono)	02:05
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Joe* Glazer	New Democratic Party Train	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:58
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Respect	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	02:50
Buddy Knox	That's Why I Cry	ST (mono)	02:00
Matt Lucas*	I'm Movin' On	The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On	03:05
Buddy Knox	Don't Make Me Cry	ST	02:20
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	We the People	03:20
Aarons And Ackley*	Swanee Song	ST	02:48
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	You're Getting Better	Love Serenade	02:30
Ellen McIlwaine	Bow'd Up	Fear Itself	01:40
Ellen McIlwaine	Danger Zone	Everybody Needs It	04:18
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Fear Itself	03:23
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Take Twenty	Love Serenade	02:10
Matt Lucas*	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
Aarons And Ackley*	Almost Five O'Clock	You And I	00:10
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна	Ukrainian Pops	03:02
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:55
Alpha Centauri	One Night at a Time	ST	03:41
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Cal* Bostic	That's All	Introducing...	02:31
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:01
Dils*	Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit)	Made In Canada	03:26
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Cal* Bostic	Let It Be Me	Introducing...	02:44
Ellen McIlwaine	Lover's Lane	Ellen McIlwaine	03:02
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
Alpha Centauri	Earth in Motion	ST	04:59
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Jonathan Edwards	Sailboat	Sailboat	03:08
Joe* Glazer	This Land is Your Land	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:29
Eddie* Murray	Montreal, Canada Blues	Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance	03:34
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Street Girl	Love Serenade	03:17
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The March Of The Dead	War War War	06:27
Jonathan Edwards	Carolina Caroline	Sailboat	03:13
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула	Ukrainian Pops	02:41
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Unleash the Horses Boys	Ukrainian Pops	02:00
Loni Gamble	Circles	ST	06:08
Cal* Bostic	Georgie Girl	Introducing...	01:56
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Bukovynian Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:02
Albert Jones*	You and Your Love	The Facts of Life	03:22
Doc Holiday*	Canadian State of Mind	Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind	03:37
Albert Jones*	I Feel So Good	The Facts of Life	03:13
Tony McManus	The Maids of Mitchelstown	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	02:53
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
Yukon*	Genius	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	01:59
David Amram	Deep South Evening Light	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:22
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Honky Tonk Woman	Love Serenade	03:30
Ursa Major*	Back to the Land	ST	06:46
Cal* Bostic	There You Are	Introducing...	02:59
Ellen McIlwaine	Billy Gene	Fear Itself	03:05
Yukon*	Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	05:28
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Honky Tonk Angel	04:01
Matt Lucas*	Leave the Light On Baby	Matt Gets Blue	06:00
Ellen McIlwaine	Keep On	Everybody Needs It	03:39
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Love Serenade	Love Serenade	06:55
Matt Lucas*	Tomcat Blues	Matt Gets Blue	02:39
Ellen McIlwaine	Born Under a Bad Sign	Fear Itself	03:33
Ellen McIlwaine	All to You	We the People	03:06
Albert Jones*	Every Little Thing That I Do	The Facts of Life	03:20
Joe* Glazer	The Farmer is the Man	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Green Rye	Ukrainian Pops	03:09
Sidewinders	Flat Foot Hustlin'	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:16
Mike* Ferro	Soldier In The Rain	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	03:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
Ellen McIlwaine	In My Time of Dying	Fear Itself	08:48
Ellen McIlwaine	I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song)	Everybody Needs It	02:55
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	And I Love Her	And I Love Her	02:22
Tony McManus	Chalaneru	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:23
Cal* Bostic	Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle)	Introducing...	02:41
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	It Only Takes a Moment	And I Love Her	02:08
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Just a Few Words	I'm a Song	03:10
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm Gonna Love You Baby	I'm a Song	02:34
Buddy Knox	Rock House	ST	01:53
Zambonis*	The Greatest Season	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:22
Oscar* McLollie	The Way You Do the Things You Do	ST	02:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:52
Aarons And Ackley*	Take Me Home	ST	04:48
Zambonis*	Helmet (instrumental)	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:10
Matt Lucas*	Men's Liberation	Matt Gets Blue	01:54
Zambonis*	Haunted Hockey Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Mossy Dream	Fear Itself	02:49
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Ellen McIlwaine	We Got Each Other	Ellen McIlwaine	03:48
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко	Ukrainian Pops	03:34
Loni Gamble	Dance to it	ST	06:33
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

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